Naval Platforms
Type 039A/B/C AKA Type 041 (S26T): Soveit-era Kilo-class submarine, make in China
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Thailand
Infantry Weapons
SY-400/DF-21A/BP12A Short-range Ballistic Missile
Myanmar seems to be optimistic about the excellent performance of SY-400 ballistic missile systems. As mentioned earlier, the range and response speed of SY-400 are better than WS-1B. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Combat Exercise Cobra Gold Reaffirms Ties Between the US and Thailand
“Thailand is the Land of Smiles. Working with Thai officers and learning a little bit of Thai — like sawasdee krub and la korn — are the most important lessons for me,” Capt McArthur of US Marine Corp said. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
The RTAF announced procurement programme in “White Paper 2020”
Replacement for F-16 fighter jets, L-39s trainers; upgrade of Saab Early Warning System; purchase of transport, VIP, helicopters and unmanned aircraft besides spy satellites figure in the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) White Paper 2020 released today. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
The PRC should take Gripen E as a template, says Senior Colonel Li Chunghua Hua of the PLAAF
This is the second time in several years Chinese J-11A faces RTAF Gripen C. An early December 2019 report from inside of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) reveals previously unreleased technical details of People’s […]
Land Platform
The VT4 MBT: A part Leopard, part Abrams main battle tank
China’s Type-99 combines a hull that closely resembles an elongated T-72 with a Western-style turret inspired in part by the German Leopard 2. […]
Air Platform
The Saab Gripen E: Not a fifth-gen aircraft but as stealthy as the F-35 Lightning II
Sweden’s air force says its Gripen E fighter jets are designed to kill Russia’s fearsome Sukhoi fighter jets, and that they have a “black belt” in that type of combat. […]
C4iSR
Leonardo RAT 31DL and RAT 31DL/M 3D Radar Family
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Infantry Weapons
Chinese HQ-22 (HQ-12 or KS-1) Surface-to-Air Missile
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East Asia and Pacific Region
2019-2020 Defense Budget of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand
Defense Budget of China 2019-2020 China on Tuesday set its 2019 defense spending at 7.5 percent higher than a year ago — or 1.19 trillion yuan ($177.61 billion). That’s lower than the 8.1 percent growth […]